Some great news a few days ahead of the next UNISON Health SGE meeting this Wednesday - Karen Reissmann has been elected [1] to the health seat on the NEC. This means she will be part of the NEC and also the health SGE, as Kate is. Karen replaces Paul Harper, who has left UNISON.

Karen was in a head-to-head election with Eric Roberts, one of the few people in UNISON I have heard speak against UNISON calling national demonstrations in support of the NHS.

Karen was an asset to the health SGE when she was a member of it representing her region last year, and it was a real shame that officers ruled her ineligible to stand again this year. But the silver lining is that having waited for an NEC by-election to make her way back onto the SGE she will also get to contribute to the NEC as well!